S. P. Abirami^1,*, G. Kousalya¹, R. Karthick²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.1, pp. 595-607, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.027562 - 06 June 2022

Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is found to be a major concern among various occupational therapists. The foremost challenge of this neurodevelopmental disorder lies in the fact of analyzing and exploring various symptoms of the children at their early stage of development. Such early identification could prop up the therapists and clinicians to provide proper assistive support to make the children lead an independent life. Facial expressions and emotions perceived by the children could contribute to such early intervention of autism. In this regard, the paper implements in identifying basic facial expression and exploring their emotions… More >

Zhiyuan Sun^1,2, Fabian Herold^3,4, Kelong Cai^1,2, Qian Yu⁵, Xiaoxiao Dong^1,2, Zhimei Liu^1,2, Jinming Li⁶, Aiguo Chen^1,2,* , Liye Zou^7,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.2, pp. 143-158, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.020075 - 18 January 2022

Abstract In recent years evidence has emerged suggesting that Mini-basketball training program (MBTP) can be an effective intervention method to improve social communication (SC) impairments and restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) in preschool children suffering from autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there is a considerable degree if interindividual variability concerning these social outcomes and thus not all preschool children with ASD profit from a MBTP intervention to the same extent. In order to make more accurate predictions which preschool children with ASD can benefit from an MBTP intervention or which preschool children with ASD need additional… More >